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Rayan Qutub

CEOKing Abdullah Port, Saudi Arabia

Since 2017, Rayan M. Qutub has held
the role of Chief Executive Officer of King Abdullah Port, the first
full-service privately developed and operated commercial port in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and the region. Qutub has more than 22 years of experience in the
fields of real estate development, industry, education, health care and
regulatory development, which he gained from his work at renowned
local and international companies.

Less
than one year after taking on his current role, Qutub managed to streamline the
port’s development process and connect it to the adjacent Industrial Valley
(IV) in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). This period witnessed steady
strategic growth due to Qutub’s efforts in leading the restructuring of the
port and the launch of superior logistics services. In addition, he worked on
developing strong relationships with globally renowned entities in the port and
shipping industry, which enabled King Abdullah Port to achieve a 40% growth in
container handling by the end of Q3 2018 compared to the same period one year
earlier. During the first six months of 2018, the port’s ranking in the
Alphaliner list of the largest container ports in the world jumped from 87th
place to 69th and it was ranked second in terms of container handling
in the Kingdom.

Prior to joining King
Abdullah Port, Qutub was the Chief Executive Officer of the IV, during which it
became an ideal destination for local and international industrial and logistics
companies. Throughout Qutub’s tenure, the IV attracted more than 120 leading
companies in the logistics, industrial, pharmaceutical, food, automotive,
construction and packaging sectors. In addition, more than 30 km2 in
the IV were developed to meet investor demands and keep abreast of industrial progress.

While working in KAEC, Qutub was
responsible for leading the business development of many city-level projects,
such as residential districts, medical and educational institutions, and The
World Academy, the first international school in the city.

In
addition to his role as CEO of King Abdullah Port, Mr. Qutub holds the
following positionsand Memberships:

·Chairman
of Specialized Marine Services Company.

·Board
Member of Flow.

·Board
Member of Shift.

·Board
Member of the Vision 2030 logistics advisory team in the Transport Ministry.

Qutub recently received the “Lifetime
Achievement Award in the Logistics & Transport Sector” during the Logistics
& Transport Awards 2018 held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in recognition
of his outstanding efforts in the logistics sector.

Rayan Qutub graduated with a bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration with honor and has attended several executive
education programs in leadership, real estate and economic development with top
universities such as Harvard, Oxford and Harris-Stowe State.

A conversation with the key industry players on the pre-emptive foresight required to ensure ports run on optimal capacity while ensuring critical infrastructure is protected. Though expansion is a significant focus of global port development plans, is it the prime strategy to enhance trade flow?

How important is it for the Middle East to increase their port capacity and what are the best means to achieve that?

Overcoming challenges faced while securing trade routes

Staying competitive with the market, are you going the extra mile?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Rayan.